Pakistan sets sights on 5,000-mile bus service to UK: report

Pakistani officials in the disputed Kashmir region are pursuing plans to offer a 5,000-mile bus service to Britain's Birmingham, home to a large Pakistani population mostly from the Kashmir area, reported Agence-France Press.

Nestled in between Pakistan, India, and China, the region is the subject of a longstanding territorial dispute between the three nations. The starting point for the proposed bus journey is the Pakistan-administered town of Mirpur, according to AFP.

"This impressive bus journey is reminiscent of legendary overland services such as the Magic or Miracle Buses of the 1970s, which carried hedonistic thrill-seekers of yore to Athens, Istanbul and beyond."